May 2, 2021
Myles Straw grew up a big Tampa Bay Rays fan and has been to hundreds of games at Tropicana Field. Much for that reason, he’s more than a little familiar with Brandon Guyer. Which isn’t to say that Straw emulates the recently-retired outfielder. Guyer reached base via HBP a bruise-worthy 85 times from 2014-2018, and he did so despite never getting as many as 400 plate appearances in a single season. The bulk of his plunkings came in a Rays uniform.
When I talked to Straw this past Wednesday, he had played in 120 big-league games, all with the Houston Astros. He had never been hit by a pitch.
Twinkie Town Prospect Vote 2021: Round 9
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Matt Canterino won our poll in round 8. Will he start the season at high-A Cedar Rapids or will they advance him to Double-A Wichita?
Twinkie Town 2021 Prospect Voting Results
Aaron Sabato, 1B
2020 MLB amateur draft the Twins selected Aaron Sabato, a sophomore first baseman from the
University of North Carolina. In his abbreviated college career Sabato earned several honors including Collegiate Baseball Co-National Freshman of the Year, first-team All-America and Freshman All-America, ACC Freshman of the Year and first-team All-ACC. He did this by hitting .343/.453/.696 and hitting a Tar Heels freshman record 18 HR while leading the team in hits, batting average, doubles and slugging percentage. His sophomore season was cut short by the pandemic but he still managed a streak of 6 HR in 7 games. The 6’2” 230lb kid from Rye Brook, New York was a top rated SS in h
Twinkie Town Prospect Vote 2021: Round 6
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Ryan Jeffers wins round five in what is almost certainly his last year on our list. It was a close race but he was able to hold off Jhoan Duran. Duran becomes the favorite for round six.
Twinkie Town 2021 Prospect Voting Results
Jhoan Duran, P
Jhoan Duran was signed in 2015 by the
Diamondbacks as an international free agent from the Dominican Republic. He moved slowly up the rookie leagues putting up pedestrian numbers in his first two seasons (K/BB ~ 2, Run Average ~ 5). He showed modest improvement in 2017 with an improved strikeout rate and promotion to low A ball but his ERA was still 4.24. His breakthrough came pitching for Kane County in the Midwest League in 2018 with a 9.9 K/9 before the trade. The Twins acquired him at the deadline as part of the haul for Eduardo Escobar. Duran impressed quickly by throwing a 7 inning shutout in one of his earliest games a
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